[TowerTalk] Side arm loading

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/00 10:55:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
simmonds@netrax.net writes:

> In the past, the point has been brought up that Rohn includes 8.0 square
>  feet of windloading
>  for three symmetrically placed side arms on 45G and 55G tower (12.0
>  square feet on 65G).
>  In the Rohn catalog they print this in the 'General Notes' in the guying
>  detail information with
>  each tower. My question is do these figures also count for self
>  supporting towers of 45G, 55G
>  etc in addition to guyed towers, meaning can you add 8.0 square feet to
>  a Rohn SS structure
>  if you use no side arms?

    No, the self-supporting general notes DO NOT contain any verbage relating 
to an 8.0 sq.ft. symmetrical mount. Only the guyed towers - where the general 
notes mentioned above contain that information - are spec'ed like that.

     There is a Rohn pamphlet - "Manufacturer's Technical Information for 
Bracketed or Self Supporting Towers" - available from Champion Radio Products 
- http://www/championradio.com.

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC
Champion Radio Products

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